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10 songs that feel like Rag and Bone

Matched to Rag and Bone by The White Stripes on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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moderate 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
Houdini — Eminem intense 92 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

Mine Smell Like Honey — R.E.M. moderate 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Dafodil — Jamie xx moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 91% alike.

Hey! Bo Diddley — Bo Diddley intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Las Vegas Man — Suicide intense 130 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Head — Prince intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike.

Speaking in Tongues — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

I'm a Cuckoo — Belle and Sebastian moderate 128 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and sits a little calmer at 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Books About UFOs — Hüsker Dü intense 140 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Rag and Bone is more than you want right now.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 60.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A. — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 60.

We're Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes
We're Going to Be Friends — The White Stripes safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 39/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rag and Bone” by The White Stripes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Houdini” by Eminem, “Mine Smell Like Honey” by R.E.M., “Dafodil” by Jamie xx — the top match scores 92% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Rag and Bone” but calmer?

“Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, “Back in the U.S.A.” by Chuck Berry keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rag and Bone”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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